The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has issued a strong warning that any nuclear weapons test would be harmful and destabilizing to global security and non-proliferation efforts.
Executive Secretary Robert Floyd made the statement following U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to resume nuclear tests, emphasizing that the international monitoring system is fully capable of detecting any violations and providing data to treaty member states.
“Any explosive nuclear weapon test by any State would be harmful and destabilising for global non-proliferation efforts and for international peace and security. The CTBTO’s monitoring system stands ready to detect any such test and provide the data to CTBT States Signatories. ”
Floyd also called on global leaders to use this challenging moment as an opportunity to advance cooperation and uphold the treaty, aiming for a world free from nuclear testing: “I see in this complex and challenging moment an opportunity for world leaders to step forward and work together, on an equal basis, towards the ratification of the CTBT and the shared goal of a world free from nuclear weapons testing.”
